CC of IC 2006
Finnaly we have picture all together. Just enjoy it.
and our logo, which is the best!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Almost 2 weeks since I left India...
... and I want to come back. Seriously I have never imagined that I would have missed India so much. NEVER! I'm sitting now and watching all the pictures that I have on 2 dvd's and my CD's and listening Kajra Re in background. Belive me but it's very difficult to imagin that you are already in your country, in your home, working on your computer. Everyday I chat with somebody from CC on MSN and try to recall all events, and hours that we spent together... I have to say thank you guys for every minute in India!!!
Now, I know that I will come back to India, to these places that I visited, people that i was living, working, having fun (etc.) with. I can't describe it.
it's time to go sleep... good night my friends!
Now, I know that I will come back to India, to these places that I visited, people that i was living, working, having fun (etc.) with. I can't describe it.
it's time to go sleep... good night my friends!
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Jaipur, 3rd corner of 'Golden Triangle'
I have never know before come here that my city (Agra) is one of the famous corner of Golden Triangle in India. Everybody knows Taj Mahal, but actually, apart from this there?s nothing else here. But the third city of triangle is JAIPUR, where we went last Sunday.
Few people from ER Team decided to go there and sightseeing this place because everybody says that it?s really worth. I joined them and without any doubts. In addition, group of Indian guys went with us, because for them it was good occasion to go to their home and make a laundry. Finally our group was composed from around 10 people, our Central and Eastern Europe corner: me (Poland), Danka (Czech Republic), Maurice (Germany), Olga (Ukraine) and Paolo (Brazil), from India: Naomi, Adil, Sankalp, Harish, Amit. But only non-indian people was visiting Jaipur and Adil as a tour guide (thank you so much Adil!).
We was going all the night and we reached city around 5 in the morning and went directly to Adils house. It was really good, Indian style, with house service, garden inside. I like it very much. And finally I had the chance to eat breakfast from Indian house, sitting in the table etc.! Not in the hotel.
The city was different. What I noticed was the fact that the city was much cleaner than Agra. On the street there were pavements, streets were larger and there were much more cars.
We visited a lot of places, but my memory isn?t so good to remember any word in hindi language.
In Jaipur we got hidden goal ? Mc Donalds. Yes, everybody was thinking about BigMac and other dishes from this lovely place. But, what it turned out? all the burgers are with? chicken. What?s the fuck up! Who knows that Mc Donalds in India doesn?t provide burged with meat. Anyway, McChicken isn?t so bad so everybody bought it without any consideration. And what is surprising that menu cost only 99 Rs. (equivalent 2 Euro). Only I regret that we haven?t got it in Agra. I would be there every day.
And some photos:
Adil's house and Albert Hall
Few people from ER Team decided to go there and sightseeing this place because everybody says that it?s really worth. I joined them and without any doubts. In addition, group of Indian guys went with us, because for them it was good occasion to go to their home and make a laundry. Finally our group was composed from around 10 people, our Central and Eastern Europe corner: me (Poland), Danka (Czech Republic), Maurice (Germany), Olga (Ukraine) and Paolo (Brazil), from India: Naomi, Adil, Sankalp, Harish, Amit. But only non-indian people was visiting Jaipur and Adil as a tour guide (thank you so much Adil!).We was going all the night and we reached city around 5 in the morning and went directly to Adils house. It was really good, Indian style, with house service, garden inside. I like it very much. And finally I had the chance to eat breakfast from Indian house, sitting in the table etc.! Not in the hotel.
The city was different. What I noticed was the fact that the city was much cleaner than Agra. On the street there were pavements, streets were larger and there were much more cars.We visited a lot of places, but my memory isn?t so good to remember any word in hindi language.
In Jaipur we got hidden goal ? Mc Donalds. Yes, everybody was thinking about BigMac and other dishes from this lovely place. But, what it turned out? all the burgers are with? chicken. What?s the fuck up! Who knows that Mc Donalds in India doesn?t provide burged with meat. Anyway, McChicken isn?t so bad so everybody bought it without any consideration. And what is surprising that menu cost only 99 Rs. (equivalent 2 Euro). Only I regret that we haven?t got it in Agra. I would be there every day.
And some photos:
Adil's house and Albert Hall
Saturday, July 30, 2005
[PL] Lot do Indii
Monachium
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Dotarlem do bramki H44... Kurde, ich jest tu od groma. Szedlem az do niej jakies 10 minut, wiec wyobrazcie sobie odleglosci jakie sa na tym lotnisku. Tak jak juz mi mowil Bartek, tu siedza prawie sami hindusi. To w sumie fajnie, bo szok kulturowy przechodze lagodnie. Tym bardziej ze caly poprzedni roku spedzylem z hindusem w pokoju, a ten drugi ktorego teraz mamy w Markach utrzymuje dobry kontakt. Wczoraj caly dzien z nim gadalem o Indiach etc. Fajnie to wyglada, wszystko takie nowe i ladne. Jest duzo przestrzeni na tym lotnisku. Podeszla wlasnien do mnie jakas mloda niemka, nawet niezla broszka i chciala zrobic ankiete. Takie pierdoly o lataniu, gdzie i skad lece. Lufthansa robi badania marketingowe. Lepiej by sobie naprawili kurde sysmetem elektoniczny, zeby potem takie jazdy z biletami nie bylo.
Ten samolot, ktorym mam leciec jest po prostu olbrzymi. Fuck, tamten byl doslownie miniaturka. W sumie i tak zamierzam cala droge spac. Co mozna robic w nocy. Noc bedzie dla mnie ktorka bo musze sobie odjac 4,5h.
Airbus to jest dopiero maszyna. Wielka, zmiesci sie do niej full ludzi. Cudenko. Do tego jeszcze nie czuje sie zadnych wzlotow, turbulencji (no chyba ze podczas 7h jazdy nie wystapily) czy ladowania. Takimi maszynami to ja moge latac. Male odpadaja.
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Dotarlem do bramki H44... Kurde, ich jest tu od groma. Szedlem az do niej jakies 10 minut, wiec wyobrazcie sobie odleglosci jakie sa na tym lotnisku. Tak jak juz mi mowil Bartek, tu siedza prawie sami hindusi. To w sumie fajnie, bo szok kulturowy przechodze lagodnie. Tym bardziej ze caly poprzedni roku spedzylem z hindusem w pokoju, a ten drugi ktorego teraz mamy w Markach utrzymuje dobry kontakt. Wczoraj caly dzien z nim gadalem o Indiach etc. Fajnie to wyglada, wszystko takie nowe i ladne. Jest duzo przestrzeni na tym lotnisku. Podeszla wlasnien do mnie jakas mloda niemka, nawet niezla broszka i chciala zrobic ankiete. Takie pierdoly o lataniu, gdzie i skad lece. Lufthansa robi badania marketingowe. Lepiej by sobie naprawili kurde sysmetem elektoniczny, zeby potem takie jazdy z biletami nie bylo.
Ten samolot, ktorym mam leciec jest po prostu olbrzymi. Fuck, tamten byl doslownie miniaturka. W sumie i tak zamierzam cala droge spac. Co mozna robic w nocy. Noc bedzie dla mnie ktorka bo musze sobie odjac 4,5h.
Airbus to jest dopiero maszyna. Wielka, zmiesci sie do niej full ludzi. Cudenko. Do tego jeszcze nie czuje sie zadnych wzlotow, turbulencji (no chyba ze podczas 7h jazdy nie wystapily) czy ladowania. Takimi maszynami to ja moge latac. Male odpadaja.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
[EN] hospital sheela inn
Pizza hut! :)
We had idea to do not sitting in Hotel and talking about the topic, but we went to Pizza Hut, to the city. Everybody was so happy of this, so we wanted to realize this idea immediatly. We took a riksha. It lasted about 15 minutes, so distance was really long. But the most impressive thing is our back trip. Sneha (indian girl) took 2 rikshas for our group. Cooming back by rikshas, the driver ask ous if we had visited one shop we would have had discount for taxis. Because we had the time, we stoped for a while to go to the shop with carpects. It wasn't nothing special, typical indians art. But the next proposal was much better. If we had visited next store, we would have this trip for free. There's nobody who was against. Really, it was worth visiting. It was so luxurious place, with 4 floors, with AC and really good services. I found some things for me to buy. That's why we spent in the shops 0,5h but the trip was for free.
The streets
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At the one moment you see one thing. All streets are dirty. There's a lot of dust, cars, people and... cows. What is the most irritating thing is the people "from the street"
The hospital Sheela
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Yesterday it started call our place not 'hotel' but 'hospital' because of illnesses. About 20 people (from 59) are sick. Remember that in CC there're about 20 indians so they're healthy. It turned out that in our dishes there's bactery. No doubts I belive it because I see the condition where the food are prepared. Apart from this everybody has to clean the plates after eating. For me, it's inacteptable, I didn't come for Developpment Traineeship. fortunatly I'm okey. I'm not sick yet. But who knows what will happend. In the evening the doctor came to check what was going on. Later, we had the meeting with him so we could ask him for everything that we needed to know about precautions in India, and belive me, there're a lot of them. Before I do something, alwas I ask an indian guy if it's okey.
Illness (28.07)
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Today time is for me. I've started be sick. Fever when outside there's 40 degress is horrible. All the night I couldn't fall asleep for a minute and I must have been looking at the walls with insects on them. I took medicaments which helped me fortunetly quite quickly. Even I have no idea what was is exactely, even Chris didn't know. For sure there were an antybiothic with and 2 other tablers for 3 days. It cost me 750 Rs. It's a lot, esspecially compering to polish conditions.
We had idea to do not sitting in Hotel and talking about the topic, but we went to Pizza Hut, to the city. Everybody was so happy of this, so we wanted to realize this idea immediatly. We took a riksha. It lasted about 15 minutes, so distance was really long. But the most impressive thing is our back trip. Sneha (indian girl) took 2 rikshas for our group. Cooming back by rikshas, the driver ask ous if we had visited one shop we would have had discount for taxis. Because we had the time, we stoped for a while to go to the shop with carpects. It wasn't nothing special, typical indians art. But the next proposal was much better. If we had visited next store, we would have this trip for free. There's nobody who was against. Really, it was worth visiting. It was so luxurious place, with 4 floors, with AC and really good services. I found some things for me to buy. That's why we spent in the shops 0,5h but the trip was for free.
The streets
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At the one moment you see one thing. All streets are dirty. There's a lot of dust, cars, people and... cows. What is the most irritating thing is the people "from the street"
The hospital Sheela
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Yesterday it started call our place not 'hotel' but 'hospital' because of illnesses. About 20 people (from 59) are sick. Remember that in CC there're about 20 indians so they're healthy. It turned out that in our dishes there's bactery. No doubts I belive it because I see the condition where the food are prepared. Apart from this everybody has to clean the plates after eating. For me, it's inacteptable, I didn't come for Developpment Traineeship. fortunatly I'm okey. I'm not sick yet. But who knows what will happend. In the evening the doctor came to check what was going on. Later, we had the meeting with him so we could ask him for everything that we needed to know about precautions in India, and belive me, there're a lot of them. Before I do something, alwas I ask an indian guy if it's okey.
Illness (28.07)
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Today time is for me. I've started be sick. Fever when outside there's 40 degress is horrible. All the night I couldn't fall asleep for a minute and I must have been looking at the walls with insects on them. I took medicaments which helped me fortunetly quite quickly. Even I have no idea what was is exactely, even Chris didn't know. For sure there were an antybiothic with and 2 other tablers for 3 days. It cost me 750 Rs. It's a lot, esspecially compering to polish conditions.
[PL] Przygladajac sie juz dokladniej
Dzisiaj poznalem troche Agre. Mielismy gry w terenie, wiec pojedzilismy sobie roznymi srodkami transporu po naszym miescie. W mojej grupie bylo 2 hindusow, bez ktorych bysmy sobie wogole nie poradzili. Oni znali wszystkie sposoby radzenia sobie w tego typu sytuacjach. Mielismy praktycznie mowiac zrobic kilka zdjec pewnym miejscom, ktore byly usytuowane po calym miescie. Ale jak to moj leniwy team, zrobilismy kilka i olalismy to :) Danhur (glowny szef tego balaganu w indiach) pooporwadzal nas po ciekawych miejscach. Bylismy w centrum Agry, na dworu kolejowym i przy glownych zabytkach. Potem poszlismy do najbardziej eksluzywnego hotelu w tym miescie. Potwierdzily sie moje wczesniejsze opinie. Indie to jest kraj kontrastow! Hotel jest tak wypasiony ze w Polsce ciezko taki znalesc. To nie wiarygodne, ze na ulicy przed hotelem siedza zebracy, lub chodza krowy po ulicy, za brama jest jeden ogromny przepych. Marmury, doskonala obsluga, piekne widoki i zajebiscie wysokie ceny. Mnie tylko stac bylo na wode mineralna. mamy troche zdjec wiec mozecie sobie popodziwiac to miejsce.Transport
Poznalem tez dzisiaj inne srodki transportu: autoriksze i konne riksze. Do zwiedzenia zostaly mi jeszcze motocykle :) Konna riksza jest tansza, bo wolniej jedzie. A szoferami u nas byly dzieciaki w wieku 8 lat. To nie samowite, ze tak male dzieci sa dopuszczane do takich czynnosci jak prowadzenie konia w centrum miasta. Kon - to bardzo zadkie tu zwierze, bo jest przytlaczane iloscia krow na ich ulicach. A krowy sa wszedzie!! To jest panstwo krow, podobno sa u nich swiete, wiec nic z nich nie robia. Dziwne, bo one sa doslownie na kazdym kroku: na srodku ulicy, na chodniku (oj ba! Tu nie ma chodnikow) na trawie, stoja, chodza, leza, jedza, no i robia inne czynnosci na srodku ulicy. Nie ma na nich zadnego bata. Wygladaja one troche inaczej niz nasze. Te polski wygladaja na krowy burzujskie. Takie mam wrazanie. Sa takie dostatne, to znaczy grube, czyli widac ze sa dokarnmione, dobrze odzywiane, dobrze traktowane. Tutaj jest zupelne przeciwienstwo. Krowy sa suche, widac slady ran na ciele i sa cale biale (generalnie, bo czasem spotyka sie brazowe). To jest jeszcze odmienne niz u nas, to ze kroty pracuja jako kon pociagowy. Po prostu ciagna za soba woz. Ja nigdy w Polosce nie widzialem takiej sytuacji.
Monday, July 25, 2005
[PL] Pierwsze wrazenia
Przlot
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Wyladowalismy. AirBus to extra samolot, przy ladowaniu nic nie czuc, no chyba ze niemiecki pilot jest dobry. Lotnisko wcale nie jest jakies duze, jest rozlegle, ale budynkow to tam nie jest za wiele. Wiecej niz na Okeciu, ale porownujac do Monachium to lotnisko w Delhi to miniaturka. Podlaczyli rekaw do samolotu, wysiedlismy. Juz zaczynalem czuc goroco. Ale nie bylo jeszcze zle. Szybko doszedlem do bagadu, poczekalem jakies 25 minut, dostalem go i do odprawy celnej. Tu bylo szybko, bo z celnikiem nie zamienilem ani slowa, dziwne ze sie o nic nie pytal. Doszedlem do hali wyjsciowej, tam na mnie juz czekal Siim - Estonczyk, z ktorym mialem jechac do Agry. Od razu obskoczylo nas masa hindusow oferujacych nam podwod tam gdzie chcemy. Wszyscy mi mowili zeby brac pre-paid taxi (czyli najpierw placisz w budce, potem jedziesz wskazana taksowka). Wyszlismy z lotniska a tu buch... fala zajebiscie goracego i wilgotnego powietrza. Myslalem ze od razu sie tam poloze. DO tego jeszcze specyficzny zapach. To mi najbardziej przeszkadza w Indiach - powietrze i zapach. Poprostu wszystko mi tu smierdzi. Ludzi tez, no bo kazdy sie poci caly czas. Wzielismy ta taksowke i poprosilismy o zawiezienie nas na wskazany dworzec. Oczywiscie bylo tysiac innych propozycji zeby jechac inaczej, ale nie dalismy sie skusic. I tak nas zawiozl w jedno miejsce, cos w rodzaju agencji, w ktorej mozna by bylo kupic bilet. Oczywiscie byletow nie bylo, wiec dupa. Kazalismy nas zawiesc na dworzec. Dojechalismy. Boze, dworzec tragedia. Moge powiedziec ze Dworzec Centralny jest piekny, czytay i zadbany. Od razu mi sie odechcialo pociagow i calych tych Indii. No nic, nie chcieli nas wpuscic do kas, bo trzeba zostawic bagaze. Tam nie ma zwyczaju kupowania biletow przed sama podroza. To znaczy poprostu tych biletow nie ma juz na kilka dni przed odjazdem, stad taka zasada. Odeslali nas do jakiegos biura dla turystow, bylo ono 200m dalej. tam koles sprawdzil nam te pociagi, ktore mialame spisane, ale na zaden nie bylo juz biletow do sprzedazy. Zapropnowal nam inne mozliwosci dojazdu. Wyszlo na to ze najlepszym dla nas transportem bedzie wynajecie samochodu. Kosztowlo nas to 100 euro. Na dwoch oczywiscie. Ale dzieki temu jechalismy 3h, klimatyzowanym samochodem i prawie pod sam hotel. Co za burzujstwo z nas europejczykow. Ale gdybysmy mieli placic jeszcze 15-20 euro za hotel w Delhi i jechac nastepnego dnia, to wyszloby nas pewnie mniej wiecej tyle samo.
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Wyladowalismy. AirBus to extra samolot, przy ladowaniu nic nie czuc, no chyba ze niemiecki pilot jest dobry. Lotnisko wcale nie jest jakies duze, jest rozlegle, ale budynkow to tam nie jest za wiele. Wiecej niz na Okeciu, ale porownujac do Monachium to lotnisko w Delhi to miniaturka. Podlaczyli rekaw do samolotu, wysiedlismy. Juz zaczynalem czuc goroco. Ale nie bylo jeszcze zle. Szybko doszedlem do bagadu, poczekalem jakies 25 minut, dostalem go i do odprawy celnej. Tu bylo szybko, bo z celnikiem nie zamienilem ani slowa, dziwne ze sie o nic nie pytal. Doszedlem do hali wyjsciowej, tam na mnie juz czekal Siim - Estonczyk, z ktorym mialem jechac do Agry. Od razu obskoczylo nas masa hindusow oferujacych nam podwod tam gdzie chcemy. Wszyscy mi mowili zeby brac pre-paid taxi (czyli najpierw placisz w budce, potem jedziesz wskazana taksowka). Wyszlismy z lotniska a tu buch... fala zajebiscie goracego i wilgotnego powietrza. Myslalem ze od razu sie tam poloze. DO tego jeszcze specyficzny zapach. To mi najbardziej przeszkadza w Indiach - powietrze i zapach. Poprostu wszystko mi tu smierdzi. Ludzi tez, no bo kazdy sie poci caly czas. Wzielismy ta taksowke i poprosilismy o zawiezienie nas na wskazany dworzec. Oczywiscie bylo tysiac innych propozycji zeby jechac inaczej, ale nie dalismy sie skusic. I tak nas zawiozl w jedno miejsce, cos w rodzaju agencji, w ktorej mozna by bylo kupic bilet. Oczywiscie byletow nie bylo, wiec dupa. Kazalismy nas zawiesc na dworzec. Dojechalismy. Boze, dworzec tragedia. Moge powiedziec ze Dworzec Centralny jest piekny, czytay i zadbany. Od razu mi sie odechcialo pociagow i calych tych Indii. No nic, nie chcieli nas wpuscic do kas, bo trzeba zostawic bagaze. Tam nie ma zwyczaju kupowania biletow przed sama podroza. To znaczy poprostu tych biletow nie ma juz na kilka dni przed odjazdem, stad taka zasada. Odeslali nas do jakiegos biura dla turystow, bylo ono 200m dalej. tam koles sprawdzil nam te pociagi, ktore mialame spisane, ale na zaden nie bylo juz biletow do sprzedazy. Zapropnowal nam inne mozliwosci dojazdu. Wyszlo na to ze najlepszym dla nas transportem bedzie wynajecie samochodu. Kosztowlo nas to 100 euro. Na dwoch oczywiscie. Ale dzieki temu jechalismy 3h, klimatyzowanym samochodem i prawie pod sam hotel. Co za burzujstwo z nas europejczykow. Ale gdybysmy mieli placic jeszcze 15-20 euro za hotel w Delhi i jechac nastepnego dnia, to wyszloby nas pewnie mniej wiecej tyle samo.
Sunday, July 24, 2005
0 day to go! Ostro men!
It's the morning, sunday. I hope that I have already packed everything. I'm thinking about every small thing that I will need in India. After checking weight of my bag, it turned out that I could put more clothes inside, that's why I'm so happy :) You know what I mean.
I'm getting nervous a bit. Time is passing and there're only few hours to go to the airport Okecie. Really I'm affraid this journey. I know that everything will be okey but I don't like this kind of travel. Alone, first time by plane etc. What makes me happy a bit is fact that I will take beautiful pictures. My new camera is excellent. You'll see.
Yesterday, fortunately Abhishek (Indian guy from MC House) made me calm talking about traveling in India. He showed me trains, scheduled and what should I do at the Railway station. Ahhh, one more thing that I forgot to mention. From Airport to Railway station we are going alone. We, because one guy from Estonia is comming 4h before my flight, so he is going to wait for me :))) Thanks to him! So we are going by pre-taxi through New Delhi. It will take us about 1-1,5h. Small city :> Somebody told me that Delhi is 6x much bigger than Warsaw. Okey, no comments. Pre-paid taxi is cool idea. First, you are paying for the distance and that you are going. Fortunetly, it's not possible to be taken in by taxi driver. All right, let's hope that everything will be okey.
Greetings from Marki
I'm getting nervous a bit. Time is passing and there're only few hours to go to the airport Okecie. Really I'm affraid this journey. I know that everything will be okey but I don't like this kind of travel. Alone, first time by plane etc. What makes me happy a bit is fact that I will take beautiful pictures. My new camera is excellent. You'll see.
Yesterday, fortunately Abhishek (Indian guy from MC House) made me calm talking about traveling in India. He showed me trains, scheduled and what should I do at the Railway station. Ahhh, one more thing that I forgot to mention. From Airport to Railway station we are going alone. We, because one guy from Estonia is comming 4h before my flight, so he is going to wait for me :))) Thanks to him! So we are going by pre-taxi through New Delhi. It will take us about 1-1,5h. Small city :> Somebody told me that Delhi is 6x much bigger than Warsaw. Okey, no comments. Pre-paid taxi is cool idea. First, you are paying for the distance and that you are going. Fortunetly, it's not possible to be taken in by taxi driver. All right, let's hope that everything will be okey.
Greetings from Marki
